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Boys Will Be Boys, and Men… Will Be Boys in Three Awesome New Videos

Three terrific new videos by just-barely-under-the-radar artists center around men doing what men do best: being boys. Approaching the similar subject matter from three distinct points of view, from the simply fun and nostalgic, to the tragic-comic-pathetic, to the reflective and hopeful, they’re all individually great in their own right. But taken together, it seems that Philadelphia alt-hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang, indie blues duo The Black Keys, and slam poet Sage Francis […]

By Paul Lorentz|July 6th, 2010|New Music, Reviews, Videos|15 Comments

“Say No To Love” by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: More Adorable Than Surprised Kitty?

With their self-titled debut last year, New York’s The Pains of Being Pure at Heart established themselves not only as one of the cleverest American indie pop bands to come around since Velocity Girl in the 1990s, but also, unquestionably, the cutest – in both sound and appearance. It was a noisy record, but the noise wasn’t abrasive so much as warm and fuzzy, and when you could hear the lyrics, they were full […]

By Paul Lorentz|June 30th, 2010|New Music, News, Releases, Videos|18 Comments

First Look: Kelis “4th of July (Fireworks)”

Here’s the video for the second single from Kelis’s forthcoming fifth album Flesh Tone. It’s her first new studio album in almost 5 years; her first album under her freshly inked deal with the will.i.am Music Group and Interscope and also the first record since she became a mother (by rapper Nas). The DJ Ammo-produced “4th of July (Fireworks)” follows closely behind the amazing “Acapella”, which (not for nothing) topped Billboard’s dance charts […]

By Paul Lorentz|June 25th, 2010|New Music, Videos|10 Comments

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